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thank you for being here with us. give him a warm welcome. he is our san francisco assessor, bill ping. [applause] >> thank you, jan. can i ask some other commissioners to join me on stage? i know that commissioners mar and chu are here. if there are other elected officials, if you could join me. our community in san francisco is something we are extremely proud of. frankly, if it was not for all of you i do not think any of us would be standing up here. we are very honored to be representing the community and the richness of our heritage in san francisco. it is not just one community but many communities that come from north asia, south asia, southeast asia, the pacific islands. all of us are here to pay homage to the leaders getting awards but also to thank the heritage committee for all the work they have done. can we call up claudia chang to presenter this proclamation? it was not for her and the committee, this would never have happened. please give her a round of applause. [applause] all the committee members are on page three or four o
thank you for being here with us. give him a warm welcome. he is our san francisco assessor, bill ping. [applause] >> thank you, jan. can i ask some other commissioners to join me on stage? i know that commissioners mar and chu are here. if there are other elected officials, if you could join me. our community in san francisco is something we are extremely proud of. frankly, if it was not for all of you i do not think any of us would be standing up here. we are very honored to be...
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we have to look at things on a case by case, use by use basis, and we would consider this sort of thing. protective glazing, wired glass, we see traditionally all over. >> so we've got wired glass here. you know, it's a product that we used to sell a lot of. but almost a product whose time has come. i mean this is an obscure wire glass, with -- it's rated 45 minutes for fire. but the problem is there's no impact. so this is not -- at one time, you could put this in a fire door, only in a -- there was a time when they put this in shower doors. and so clearly that's not legal anymore, with good reason, besides the fact that all of the wires rusted. there's some pretty nasty-loo nasty-looking shower doors that we replaced. the other thing is it's not terribly strong, cracks easily, and -- >> if you put your hand through it, or to it, you can get seriously injured. it looks like it's supposed to be safe. it is actuall actually not terre for human impact. >> so at this point, there are some -- because it's got wires in it, you really couldn't temper it before. now i believe there is somebody
we have to look at things on a case by case, use by use basis, and we would consider this sort of thing. protective glazing, wired glass, we see traditionally all over. >> so we've got wired glass here. you know, it's a product that we used to sell a lot of. but almost a product whose time has come. i mean this is an obscure wire glass, with -- it's rated 45 minutes for fire. but the problem is there's no impact. so this is not -- at one time, you could put this in a fire door, only in a...
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call us. say, i can't get down there i have, they might come out with 50 gallon drums if you have waste or oil they will come and pick it up. if you have gasoline you haven't used in a while they will come and pick it up. the main thing is safety. we don't want to end up like this guy. he didn't heed the warnings. for each one of these to carry out this guy, how many guys are backing them up? i figure 4 a piece. we don't send in a team unless we have the same amount of people and then some to back them up. to get you to gage what an incident is the guy with the big thumb. the rule of thumb is this. if you cover the incident with your thumb you are far enough away. does it look like he's got it covered with his thumb? you see the smoke going to the side. he's still too close. he's got to back up further even with the rule of thumb. we want you to view the rule of time, distance and shielding. what's time, don't stick around. distance. get far away. shielding means put something solid in between
call us. say, i can't get down there i have, they might come out with 50 gallon drums if you have waste or oil they will come and pick it up. if you have gasoline you haven't used in a while they will come and pick it up. the main thing is safety. we don't want to end up like this guy. he didn't heed the warnings. for each one of these to carry out this guy, how many guys are backing them up? i figure 4 a piece. we don't send in a team unless we have the same amount of people and then some to...
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our brown bag lunches continue and we invite you to join us. and we invite you to join us. thanks a lot. announcer: so, what's the biggest issue in america today? i don't think we're probably ever doing enough for our environment. the war in iraq religious yahoos freedom of speech i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. i probably believe in all those causes, but i'm...i'm not really doin' anything. >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way. >> you can look at the images, they are beautiful. when i started four years ago, there was a conversation about environmental issues that was very different. this is not being ta
our brown bag lunches continue and we invite you to join us. and we invite you to join us. thanks a lot. announcer: so, what's the biggest issue in america today? i don't think we're probably ever doing enough for our environment. the war in iraq religious yahoos freedom of speech i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. i probably believe in all those causes, but i'm...i'm not really doin' anything. >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful...
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behind us that could give us insight into who we are. >> oliver road trip on her website. check at often. new experiences will be added after every stop. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a long-term innovative solution is needed to make sure these public treasures will be cared for. >> the story of the arts commission program begins with ruth fromstein. 2010 marks her 50th year as an art dealer. at the helm of the county, she had represented some of the most notable of bay area artists, and continues to look for new talent. >> the artists that i represent, what do i choose them, if asked to do with a background of what the gallery is about. i love the idea of finding new guys and watching them grow. it is the old fashioned way of having a nunnery, which is having a stable. what you hav
behind us that could give us insight into who we are. >> oliver road trip on her website. check at often. new experiences will be added after every stop. >> welcome to culture wire. did you know the city of san francisco has an art collection consisting of 3500 objects? the collection ranges from painting and public buildings to murals, and from bronze busts in city halls, to cite specific structures. at this time, many of the large works are in desperate need of repair, and a...
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you can invite us both. you can invite the humane society and they'll do animal care and control. >> and they will come out and do something. you can have your miniresource fair depending on nature of your community. >> cpr? >> yes. >> right. we do first aid/cpr and shelter training and case management and damage assessment. they do a lot of search and rescue and triage we don't do any triage. a combination of what you want. first steps invite us or both and we will get in touch with our friends at the fire department. >> we will take more questions before we do that, feel under your seat we have there is 4 stickers that are on the seats there are a lot of seats much if you have a sticker we have a prize for you so let's see here. >> there's one in the back! [applause]. all right. you get a prize. hold that up so everyone knows what they are looking for. >> all right. yeah! [applause] >> there's 3 others under there. feel around to the seat next to you. yeah! [applause]. all right number 2. all right! there'
you can invite us both. you can invite the humane society and they'll do animal care and control. >> and they will come out and do something. you can have your miniresource fair depending on nature of your community. >> cpr? >> yes. >> right. we do first aid/cpr and shelter training and case management and damage assessment. they do a lot of search and rescue and triage we don't do any triage. a combination of what you want. first steps invite us or both and we will get...
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i used to be on these routes. i have compassion for these guys. a lot of these guys are super talented. i am just trying to find the median to still be involved but still do my thing as an artist and work with the city, like we are doing. we are doing this wall in a collaboration with the san francisco arts commission. basically what they are doing is trying to get rid of some of the tags and by putting up murals. they are cooking up graffiti artists with business owners. today, we are trying to get a lot of this wall buffed out and covered it. then we will spray on some sketches of what we are going to do. the rain is coming tomorrow. it should be here for a few days. we want others to know that there are artists working on this wall. the owner of this building, she has had to pay a lot of money to keep on paying over these attacks. >>we have paid as much as $400. the fed typically have been talk about four times a year. typically, it happened right after we have been notified that we need to remove it. the painter will go up there and paid over
i used to be on these routes. i have compassion for these guys. a lot of these guys are super talented. i am just trying to find the median to still be involved but still do my thing as an artist and work with the city, like we are doing. we are doing this wall in a collaboration with the san francisco arts commission. basically what they are doing is trying to get rid of some of the tags and by putting up murals. they are cooking up graffiti artists with business owners. today, we are trying...
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importantly, we will be introducing these neighborhood amenities, which will allow us to begin to use pedestrian movement and reduce reliance upon the automobile. here is a plan to view of the project, the boulevard being on the left, with 19th avenue above. the plan is to introduce a retail corridor, day care center, a community center, and so forth, with a majority of the neighbors in a 400 block. with this will be a series of small core elements that will contain business centers for work at home, car sharing and bicycle available to residents for weekly use. a huge part of this is the introduction of green space systems that will link the community and provide recreation for sports, including organic farms and containing plant materials, cleansing the water, introduced for the system, charging in dropping the lake level. it will also provide structured play areas for residents.
importantly, we will be introducing these neighborhood amenities, which will allow us to begin to use pedestrian movement and reduce reliance upon the automobile. here is a plan to view of the project, the boulevard being on the left, with 19th avenue above. the plan is to introduce a retail corridor, day care center, a community center, and so forth, with a majority of the neighbors in a 400 block. with this will be a series of small core elements that will contain business centers for work at...
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people usually let us in. the building code has got tremendous authority for us to do that and we'll go in and say yes, looks like it might be a problem. hire an engineer or architect. if they don't do it, we initiate an abatement process where we call them into this very room and we hold a hearing and say, you know, you haven't done it, what are you going to do? and if they fail to do that, we proceed through our legal remedies to go to court. ultimately, the city has the authority to fix things even on private property and bill the owner. we don't do that very often unless it's a safety hazard. but we have tremendous authority. so if we get a complaint, we will respond. >> this whole process, they bill you for this. if you think you're fighting the city and you're going to win, you're not. and at the end, you're going send you a bill for their time. >> we don't bill the complaint. we build the property owners. and we only bill them if they fail to take action. we're not going to bill them just for going out
people usually let us in. the building code has got tremendous authority for us to do that and we'll go in and say yes, looks like it might be a problem. hire an engineer or architect. if they don't do it, we initiate an abatement process where we call them into this very room and we hold a hearing and say, you know, you haven't done it, what are you going to do? and if they fail to do that, we proceed through our legal remedies to go to court. ultimately, the city has the authority to fix...
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all of us that's not for sale. and that encourages people to live here because they care about the community and they want to engage in community life not because they can afford to live here. >> one of the unfortunate things i see with people moving into the city buying million or multimillion dollars housing is that there is a sense that once you get your house what you care about is protecting your house and your little piece of the pie. i see less and less commitment to the community. >> is there a phenomenon where people are trap indeed their houses. if they sell they will not find something comparable or better. part of the city's responsibility is to look at that in the upper market process where i'm trying to look at the mix of housing. i'm putting a measure on the balet in june to build more family affordable housing units which would allow you within the envelope to possibly increase the density. if you take your studios below market rate and make those 2 and 3 bedrooms that will be suitable for families.
all of us that's not for sale. and that encourages people to live here because they care about the community and they want to engage in community life not because they can afford to live here. >> one of the unfortunate things i see with people moving into the city buying million or multimillion dollars housing is that there is a sense that once you get your house what you care about is protecting your house and your little piece of the pie. i see less and less commitment to the community....
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they used to have work camp in san mateo county and you would plant grounds and if there was place to send these people that was removed from all the temptations and issues and problems in the first place tha we might actually get somewhere on the long standing issue. >> when the.com district hit it hit hard and kids with suv's an money and pricey restaurants an the citizens fought back and th economy slowed down and many of the effects still hit the neighborhood and especially wit the high cost of housing. >> the mission ig and the surrod surrounding areas and the dot comrevolution and people were moving in and displacing families and the work phenomeno and unmission and unfamily friendly and at city hall we're not sympathetic to the plight. >> most of the businesses we serve are local serving businesses and they serve the population of the mission. their products and services are accessible to our low income families. there is the food vendors and the restaurants and the shops that take care of the local population and price points are accessible and they have small profit margins a
they used to have work camp in san mateo county and you would plant grounds and if there was place to send these people that was removed from all the temptations and issues and problems in the first place tha we might actually get somewhere on the long standing issue. >> when the.com district hit it hit hard and kids with suv's an money and pricey restaurants an the citizens fought back and th economy slowed down and many of the effects still hit the neighborhood and especially wit the...
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it made me aware of how to use language. not to over use language. you know things like that that aspects of it. i talk a lot about the writing process for a lot of reasons because i think that if you tell what it really means to be a writer people will think oh , it's not -- i think to a large extent you all think we run with the bulls. you know and you think we are sitting in cafes and i can never write in a cafe because i would watch people too much. how can you sit in a cafe and write a novel? we all have our process. i think the interesting things to talk about is the process how you do it because we all do it differently. i don't run with the bulls or sit in cafes. this is the way i do it. there are many ways to do it and you have to find your own way. >> around the web i googled through me to see what it looked like i saw the big bridge and it looked industrialized. >> there really is love. >> i did. a real place and how you pick the location. i have family in japan and my kids are are in a bilingual program in san francisco that's japanese. >
it made me aware of how to use language. not to over use language. you know things like that that aspects of it. i talk a lot about the writing process for a lot of reasons because i think that if you tell what it really means to be a writer people will think oh , it's not -- i think to a large extent you all think we run with the bulls. you know and you think we are sitting in cafes and i can never write in a cafe because i would watch people too much. how can you sit in a cafe and write a...
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for most of us, that is spending a week in san francisco. that is the name of the california high-speed rail project, to move as efficiently and affordably from one metropolitan of our state to another. although the california high- speed rail project will not be selling tickets from los angeles to san francisco for another 10 years, the transbay joint powers authority inc. the need for trains in other cities. we are glad they have considered the future development of a high-speed system. we are a
for most of us, that is spending a week in san francisco. that is the name of the california high-speed rail project, to move as efficiently and affordably from one metropolitan of our state to another. although the california high- speed rail project will not be selling tickets from los angeles to san francisco for another 10 years, the transbay joint powers authority inc. the need for trains in other cities. we are glad they have considered the future development of a high-speed system. we...
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now let us see what this looks like when you submit it. if you look at attachment b-one, there is a signal template, and here is what it looks like. we want a sheep that looks like this attached to your plan is set, with everything legible to our minimum microphone sizes, and maybe it takes two sheets, and that is what we need, so we try to make it easy for separate sheets or whenever it is. this particular one is if you are doing a lead or leave the equivalent system like you would do for these guys or high-rise, we have green point ratings, if you use that, and we see which of those elements you will be achieving, and importantly, with the actual model of these checklists here, here is one of these checklists. there are a lot of pages. you check what you are providing, and you actually tell us where on your plan you can find the elements to claim that you will be doing. so you say you are going to be putting in the point because we're using engineers, what ever is. you look at whatever it is. tell us. or if it is not submitted, there lat
now let us see what this looks like when you submit it. if you look at attachment b-one, there is a signal template, and here is what it looks like. we want a sheep that looks like this attached to your plan is set, with everything legible to our minimum microphone sizes, and maybe it takes two sheets, and that is what we need, so we try to make it easy for separate sheets or whenever it is. this particular one is if you are doing a lead or leave the equivalent system like you would do for...
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>> can we use this -- i would just read the question. can you use this for a power generator? >> yes. >> that was easy. >> if you just want to do renewable energy, just with the wind energy, we ask that you make a 20% energy improvement because we are trying to get people -- we are encouraging people to save money the best way that they possibly can. and we encourage people to show inefficiency improvement and we will give you the loans for renewable energy. >> and how do you quantify this? this is 30%. you have to certify this with the city, -- >> if your uncle is a certain kind of energy auditor, it will get very technical. but if they have a certain license to conduct certain kinds of energy audits, then they will come in, and they will do the pre-audit and you will do your work. this is where the program is moving in the long term. and because some of these programs are developed in the industry, we have a list of prescriptive measures. the measures that have been proven to be the lowest-hanging fruit, we have a list of those on the web site. and you can do those prescript
>> can we use this -- i would just read the question. can you use this for a power generator? >> yes. >> that was easy. >> if you just want to do renewable energy, just with the wind energy, we ask that you make a 20% energy improvement because we are trying to get people -- we are encouraging people to save money the best way that they possibly can. and we encourage people to show inefficiency improvement and we will give you the loans for renewable energy. >> and...
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. >> i think a lot of us don't pay enough attention to the nonstructural damage. here we are in this room, nonstructural damage can be to the sealing, so here's a story. in the 1989 earthquake, that's the day the marriott hotel opened. it has that little bar at the top. up at the top of building, it swayed back and forth and the ceiling planes shaved off a sprinkler and it flooded the top floor. >> it's a big problem. in north ridge, it was a huge problem. there was tremendous losses because your shoot rock gets wet. it's like having a flood. we are on a group trying to look at all the issue in san francisco and make recommendations. whether it responds and does well. the subsequent issue is fire, which we haven't talked about here. with fire goes gas line breaks and water line breaks not being able to protect the structure once it happens. all those utility things come into play. as a homeowner's association, you have to anticipate as a resident of san francisco, there's going to be a lot of ground deformation and our utilities will have problems. we recently had
. >> i think a lot of us don't pay enough attention to the nonstructural damage. here we are in this room, nonstructural damage can be to the sealing, so here's a story. in the 1989 earthquake, that's the day the marriott hotel opened. it has that little bar at the top. up at the top of building, it swayed back and forth and the ceiling planes shaved off a sprinkler and it flooded the top floor. >> it's a big problem. in north ridge, it was a huge problem. there was tremendous...
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thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so
thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so
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i'm glad that this forum is in place for us to really promote this, to let the public know. one thing that will happen if these cuts go through is we will reduce the number of acute beds from 42 to 21, and we will have 42 sub-acute beds, people essentially waiting for placement. we will reduce the number of certification ridge nursing staff, and why does that matter? there has been a relative decrease over the course of the last several years, but there has been a slight increase when we went from an 84 acute beds to 42. i'm afraid, as someone who is there all the time, that we will have a hyper acute unit that will be more dangerous for staff, for physicians, most particularly for patients. i have witnessed several patient on patient assaults, and it is devastating. it is most certainly not a therapeutic environment for the patients to improve, and this is critically important. the mayor's office will say look at the department of psychiatry's utilization review policies, look at the medical data, and you see that there is only 21 of two patients, -- 21 of your patience, an
i'm glad that this forum is in place for us to really promote this, to let the public know. one thing that will happen if these cuts go through is we will reduce the number of acute beds from 42 to 21, and we will have 42 sub-acute beds, people essentially waiting for placement. we will reduce the number of certification ridge nursing staff, and why does that matter? there has been a relative decrease over the course of the last several years, but there has been a slight increase when we went...
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they sent them to us because they were too loud, too stinky. i congratulate local 254 acetylene the issue working the night shift, i just wondered. , and the president of the asian american contractors association. and i believe that this has been thoroughly analyzed in the report. san francisco needs this project. we need construction jobs and we need to put small businesses to work. these will create jobs for the people of san francisco and this will lower the crime rate. my company -- i look forward to construction so that my employees will have work to support the families. many jobs will be created for san francisco residence. please, support this eir. we need these hospitals for san francisco. think you. -- think you. >> solo, and i am a structural engineer. i am the ceo of one of the oldest structural and engineering firms. i am almost -- also in structural engineering. i also charity -- i also work with an initiative to make sure that we need to recover from the earthquake. this process is intended to identify harmful aspects of project
they sent them to us because they were too loud, too stinky. i congratulate local 254 acetylene the issue working the night shift, i just wondered. , and the president of the asian american contractors association. and i believe that this has been thoroughly analyzed in the report. san francisco needs this project. we need construction jobs and we need to put small businesses to work. these will create jobs for the people of san francisco and this will lower the crime rate. my company -- i look...
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he used to sit at the excelsior mcdonald's in the morning and a genius to preschool. now, they are in first. the class is. david, congratulations. [applause] >> this one is for my dad in heaven and my mom and my brothers. i want to say that when i got my first teaching job for the peace corps in morocco, i never thought i would come back to the united states, and i took a lot of teaching jobs and climbed all over the world, and they sometimes intervene in the very same way. 14 years ago, i was allowed to interview in high school that nobody wanted to go to in san francisco, and a net even inspired fear in some community members, and that was balboa. i want to tell you that it was the best place for me at the time, and it is still the best place. i think it has become one of the best high schools, and it is because of all the teachers and students who have been there in the last 14 years and sort of made it what it was. i would not wish to be anywhere else. thank you. [applause] >> i give. so our january teacher of the month is julie from ruth asawa school of the arts,
he used to sit at the excelsior mcdonald's in the morning and a genius to preschool. now, they are in first. the class is. david, congratulations. [applause] >> this one is for my dad in heaven and my mom and my brothers. i want to say that when i got my first teaching job for the peace corps in morocco, i never thought i would come back to the united states, and i took a lot of teaching jobs and climbed all over the world, and they sometimes intervene in the very same way. 14 years ago,...
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that's how it is for us. >> yes. >> uh-huh. >> >> right. her question is is talking about what the community's role is in the safety. and also what's realistic? i think that goes once again the realistic goal is everybody neighborhood's different. it depends on how many get involved in the beginning. the beginning of our model. i went to community meetings in the mission and hayes valley and even though i couldn't get my neighborhood rolling as fast as i wanted to and i'm an impatient person i went to the other community groups that were already organized and the movers and the shakers and i got involved with them and said what can i take here? i started small like what could we do that would be positive that would get people excited. i did this event for safe pass on the streets with the kids. i thought, may be i will write a grant for mayor's office of we decide of community criminal justice. and we got it. and we were like. oh , we get to educate the community members. i thought. how about the challenge grant. we got it. you have to toss
that's how it is for us. >> yes. >> uh-huh. >> >> right. her question is is talking about what the community's role is in the safety. and also what's realistic? i think that goes once again the realistic goal is everybody neighborhood's different. it depends on how many get involved in the beginning. the beginning of our model. i went to community meetings in the mission and hayes valley and even though i couldn't get my neighborhood rolling as fast as i wanted to and...
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>> i am not used to overheads. i can take it out of the binder. this is the very front of my house. >> we might have a better idea if you can show us the property. >> are these the one that you reference to that are the clear story? it is this the window in the photo? >> yes. they cast a light in the living room. >> those are what you're talking about. >> that is the outline of where the addition would be. as you can see, it comes right up. there will be no light. this is really large. >> this is 15 feet with a minor pushout is to accommodate a stairwell. you need to know this said that from your house there. >> i think sacha this is more a around the range of 25 ft.. the floor that you see with the windows, that is just a bedroom and that is 10 feet by 15 feet. >> is this your room? >> no, that is the stairwell. that is pretty significantly. >> miami house was built in 1912. this was built in 1961. -- my house was built in 1912. >> good evening. i am the home alert at 675 arkansas street. the design i submitted meets all the planning department r
>> i am not used to overheads. i can take it out of the binder. this is the very front of my house. >> we might have a better idea if you can show us the property. >> are these the one that you reference to that are the clear story? it is this the window in the photo? >> yes. they cast a light in the living room. >> those are what you're talking about. >> that is the outline of where the addition would be. as you can see, it comes right up. there will be no...
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he could have called us to get a copy of the plan. our architect is here to speak on this matter and just to make sure that we did everything correctly. we engage an attorney to assist us in this process. we ask sure station request be heard as scheduled. i would like to ask my architect to come in and speak on the revisions. >> hello. the revision that was referred to was never followed through. there was some discussion about prefiguring part of each country of the decks so we applied for the permit revision and this is decided to be withdrawn. there is no revision of june 6th. >> is there any department the comments? >> is to any public comment on the rescheduling issue? >> commissioners. >> if the issue of revision is a moot than i am prepared to hear it tonight. >> can we hear from one of the department's about that issue? >> i tried to check on the tracking system on line. >> technically, the commission revision is still in the system. >> sorry to interrupt, technically it would be in the system, we applied for it but it was nev
he could have called us to get a copy of the plan. our architect is here to speak on this matter and just to make sure that we did everything correctly. we engage an attorney to assist us in this process. we ask sure station request be heard as scheduled. i would like to ask my architect to come in and speak on the revisions. >> hello. the revision that was referred to was never followed through. there was some discussion about prefiguring part of each country of the decks so we applied...
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we were awarded some grant funds to help us buy down the incentive rate and to help us buy down the interest rate and the interest rate overall . we have some grant funds covering the costs of managing the program. the bulk fo thof the funding is through private financing. >> the taxpayers are not on the hook for this. the authorization comes from municipal government. with all the liquidity crisis, this financing is available. this is shoveel-ready? >> the money is ready to go. what is important is we have the repayment through the property tax. it made a lot of things -- people didn't want to invest in this. the nice thing is there is a repayment stream. the money can be available now. >> you mentioned, i caught that. there are interest rates. 30% interest rates? or is this 10%? can i deduct my interests against -- can you deduct this? >> you can do this. you should check in with your tax advisor. the interest rate is 7%. just like when you go to close on a mortgage, there are financing fees that go on top of this. the bond rate is 7%. we are trying to keep that. we are getting some fundin
we were awarded some grant funds to help us buy down the incentive rate and to help us buy down the interest rate and the interest rate overall . we have some grant funds covering the costs of managing the program. the bulk fo thof the funding is through private financing. >> the taxpayers are not on the hook for this. the authorization comes from municipal government. with all the liquidity crisis, this financing is available. this is shoveel-ready? >> the money is ready to go....
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use blue tape, because it does not use an adhesive residue. you do not want to walk run with a paint pale wondering what needs to be punched up. i asked my wife to go around with tape, right? that works really well. sometimes you see sash cords on these wood frame windows. i brought these weights here with some old courts. you probably have seen these things. if the court breaks, this thing is going to drop. so a lot times in these columns, you hear a huge raveling and great pounding noises. that is mostly these weights banging around in the little box channel, the little wooden boxes there. so if you ever wonder why is it so loud, these guys, hanging around. they are tied on there. it is easy to do to take off the tram and replace the court, but it is not something every homeowner wants to get involved anin. it is straight forward if you're ready to do, but a homeowner might have a hard time making it look good. >> take your roller. >> yes, the roller. a lot of times that painted the sash cord, also. the setscrews are tight and lubricated and
use blue tape, because it does not use an adhesive residue. you do not want to walk run with a paint pale wondering what needs to be punched up. i asked my wife to go around with tape, right? that works really well. sometimes you see sash cords on these wood frame windows. i brought these weights here with some old courts. you probably have seen these things. if the court breaks, this thing is going to drop. so a lot times in these columns, you hear a huge raveling and great pounding noises....
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october 14th and i will be ready to hear whether there is four of us or six of us. also, -- it is that simple. if there were other dr's and i requested permission and i don't receive it before a hearing, i would be asking for a continuance whether this is a cu, dr, legislation, whatever. i will move that we continue the item number 1 2 october 30th and number 22 on -- november 7th. >> is there a second? >> second. >> i would be happy to support the request for a continuance. right now, our commission consists of the commissioners. we have things that might be controversial and we try to take each case as it comes forward and deal with what we have. today, i am supportive of this sense there are materials not received. >> commissioners, the motion on the floor is for a continuance of items one and two. on that motion. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> you are now on the consent calendar. this is item 3, 4, 5. they're considered to be routine and would be acted upon by a single roll call vote. there would be no separate discussion unless a member of the commission, p
october 14th and i will be ready to hear whether there is four of us or six of us. also, -- it is that simple. if there were other dr's and i requested permission and i don't receive it before a hearing, i would be asking for a continuance whether this is a cu, dr, legislation, whatever. i will move that we continue the item number 1 2 october 30th and number 22 on -- november 7th. >> is there a second? >> second. >> i would be happy to support the request for a continuance....
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>> it would depend on what the use was. making use it for irrigation. if the project it not go forward, they would change into an irrigated use. >> if they were to build development there as an alternative, that is a public issue. >> this can only be used for part or public service. >> this is really not an issue. i think that we should move forward and pass this. i think that this provides a very important source of water that is something that we should be looking at in the future and that is based upon your words on how this should be used. >> i'm not a huge fan of golf courses. they use a lot of pesticides and water. i have questions about this project and could this be converted to an open space side down the road. what happened to that facility? could this be used? i feel like it don't have quite a bit of information. that is where i fall. >> i am concerned about the use of the land and the agencies. if we pay for a facility that has no revenue extreme, this is kind of like a fine -- like a bond issue. frankly, my sense of the process is that none
>> it would depend on what the use was. making use it for irrigation. if the project it not go forward, they would change into an irrigated use. >> if they were to build development there as an alternative, that is a public issue. >> this can only be used for part or public service. >> this is really not an issue. i think that we should move forward and pass this. i think that this provides a very important source of water that is something that we should be looking at...
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some of us have been articulating that for some time. and i think this neighborhood has led, not in nimby battles against the housing -- affordable housing, but has led in the battle to build affordable housing on either surplus school sites or old disused sites. >> mainly one of the biggest issues in district five has been school closures. supervisor mirkarimi and residents have been outspoken of their criticism of the process. >> the school closure process i think was a travesty. it was last year, and then just very recently again, early 2006, another six were slated for closure, merger and/or relocation. that would have almost completely uprooted just about every school in our district, due to inclining enrollment. understandably there's budget shortfalls that require the board of education, in order to reconcile that dollar deficit. but what i am alarmed about is the disproportionate impact of school closures and mergers in communities of clr, particularly african-american, latino and working class communities. the kind of rye form i
some of us have been articulating that for some time. and i think this neighborhood has led, not in nimby battles against the housing -- affordable housing, but has led in the battle to build affordable housing on either surplus school sites or old disused sites. >> mainly one of the biggest issues in district five has been school closures. supervisor mirkarimi and residents have been outspoken of their criticism of the process. >> the school closure process i think was a travesty....
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they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it out the most who can be noticed the most. >> i i've seen seniors doing graffiti. >> the city is art, other people who have their names tag -- >> [inaudible] our unit there are 2 sections we are doing one is abating and others are notice of violation to private property. all the utility boxes in public right-of-way we abate. >> we abate calls that come within 48 hours. >> we are a small group in g f graffiti. we don't have enough help. >> i have a group in town down and china town and the north tunnel. [inaudible] the graffiti we a
they mocked us a bit. i even was a little concerned about the composting requirement at first, but now i'm doing it. other folks are doing it, and it is really exciting to achieve these extraordinary goals. green collar jobs. the new economy. this is our future. this is real. it is happening now, and it could be happening everywhere else, not just in the great city and county of san francisco. >> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it...
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we are glad the gold level sponsor from pg and e is with us. please join us for the presentation. [applause] >> this is a unique piece of art work that was created for this occasion. [applause] >> thanks,. i'm pleased to be here to accept this beautiful award. celebrating the diversity of the communities we serve is a core value of our company. we are glad to support this event and the series of events that occur throughout the month of may that celebrate our heritage and culture. i would like to thank her for her dedication and efforts every year to create these opportunities to celebrate our culture and heritage. i would like to thank our elected leaders for their leadership and support as well for helping to make these events a reality for san francisco year after year. thank you again for this recognition, and we look fword to seeing you back here next year. [applause] >> when i'm not anchoring, i report around the bay area. it makes me proud to walk into a city council meeting and see an asian american on the council. there are many of them in the bay area. here in san franci
we are glad the gold level sponsor from pg and e is with us. please join us for the presentation. [applause] >> this is a unique piece of art work that was created for this occasion. [applause] >> thanks,. i'm pleased to be here to accept this beautiful award. celebrating the diversity of the communities we serve is a core value of our company. we are glad to support this event and the series of events that occur throughout the month of may that celebrate our heritage and culture. i...
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it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was also about the human interaction with this place. >> what are your expectations with the people coming to presidio habitat? >> we really hope people will come with their family, dogs, and come back a number of times the works will change over the year. the feedback we are getting is you cannot do all of them on one visit. it is really better to come back and have different experiences. >> thank you. i am with mark jensen of jensen architect. he was one of the architects to be chosen to do the presidio habitat. when you heard about this project, what inspired you about that call? >> o
it was important for us that we made this project for the place, of the place. what i mean by that is participants would also used repurchased materials. >> we will be speaking to one of the artists that you selected. what excited you about his idea? >> have many things. first of all, i am a fan of his architecture. because of that creativity, i knew that he could come up with something unique. i love the fact that he was specifically addressing the landscape around here, and it was...
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to use an extinguisher. what's that acronym? we're going to take turns putting out this fire. you can see that it will make a pretty big mess but at least it put out the fire in your house or something like that. so when we want to shut off electricity is when we see an outlet or something smoking, when you smell that burning smell or if you are not really sure or if you do smell gas and it's safe to do so. if i am in the basement with this set up, this sort of ragedy old set up with switches and i smell gas, is it a good idea to be flicking these? no, because there will be a spark. you should get outside and try to ventilate that garage or enclosed area. these contacts, these are one side and they go into the other side here. see how they are in there now? that's a closed switch right there. it's actually a 3 pull switch. there's 3 different pulls to this switch. they are open, now they are closed, if it's closed it should -- that's when you want to turn it on and off, when it's closed, and then open it if
to use an extinguisher. what's that acronym? we're going to take turns putting out this fire. you can see that it will make a pretty big mess but at least it put out the fire in your house or something like that. so when we want to shut off electricity is when we see an outlet or something smoking, when you smell that burning smell or if you are not really sure or if you do smell gas and it's safe to do so. if i am in the basement with this set up, this sort of ragedy old set up with switches...